He only found out about it as the story was leaking in the press, claims new report

Jul 26, 2012 17:31 GMT  ·  By
Kristen Stewart didn't tell Robert Pattinson of affair until she had no other choice but to
   Kristen Stewart didn't tell Robert Pattinson of affair until she had no other choice but to

Not only did Kristen Stewart break Robert Pattinson's heart when she cheated on him with a married man twice her age, her “Snow White and the Huntsman” director, but she also treated him very badly by not even informing him she got caught by the paparazzi.

The scandal now shaking the “Twilight” universe to the core is playing out in the tabloids, as was to be expected for such a popular couple.

It started when a Us Weekly paparazzo photographed Kristen making out with Rupert Sanders, whom she met while shooting “Snow White,” on July 17.

Both have since owned up to the “momentary indiscretion.” Reports online say that Robert, Kristen's boyfriend of 3 years, is yet to issue a statement because he's “absolutely devastated.”

To make matters even worse (for her), Hollywood Life is now saying that she did not even bother to tell Robert that she'd been caught with Sanders until the 12th hour, when she knew word of it had gotten out in the press.

“Robert actually found out about this via his people sometime on Monday when people at Us Weekly contacted his people to tell them they were going to run the story,” a source close to the British star says for the celebrity publication.

Kristen already knew, because the same people had informed her of this too. Plus, she'd known for some time that there were compromising pictures of her out there but she kept up pretenses with Rob either way, it is being said.

“Kristen did not tell him about her cheating. Robert was completely blindsided by the news,” the insider adds.

At the same time, PageSix implies that she might have told Robert of the affair over the weekend, while they attended the 2012 Teen Choice Awards.

“Rob and Kristen were having a long and intense conversation backstage, and he looked miserable, heartbroken and humiliated. She was pleading,” an insider says.

“Another source said after learning she’d been caught in the act, Kristen had begged the photographer not to publish the pictures, then was forced to own up to Rob late last week, adding, 'Rob is deeply in love with Kristen and is very jealous when other men hit on her. This will crush him',” PageSix further writes.

Whichever might be the case, the bottom line is that, right now, Twi-hards all over the world are waiting to see if Robert forgives and takes Kristen back, or dumps her.